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Eng 102
Salyers
19 October 2015
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classified as plastic surgery (De Blacam). Even though plastic surgery has more uses than simply
making someone feel better about the way they look, when asked about the importance of plastic
surgery, plastic surgery was ranked 30th out of the 30 different selected specialties in medicine
(De Blacam).
Although plastic surgery is capable of bettering ones appearance, it also helps with
certain medical issues. Examples of this are as follows: cleft lip, gynecomastia, skin grafts, scar
revision, and many others. One good illustration of this point can be found in the case of young
males in India. Young males as young as 13 years old are getting gynecomastia, which is a breast
reduction to reduce moderate to severe enlargement of breasts (Singh, 59). This procedure
helps the young males to deal with psychological issues that can result from outdoor sports,
swimming, chasing their dress to very loose-fitting clothes to hide their embarrassment, being
teased and bullied in school (Singh, 59). Another common procedure performed has to do with
reducing acne scars that could be disfiguring (Singh, 59). These procedures help them to deal
with psychological issues that could bring on mental illness in the future, inhibiting their quality
of life.
The advances in technology have allowed plastic surgeons to enhance not just physical
appearance but how the world views the stigma associated with having plastic surgery. Plastic
surgeons are healers of both body and mind. They not only fix the outside issue; by dealing with
the outer imperfection or dilemma, they allow for the inner self to heal.
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De Blacam, Catherine, et al. "Public Perception Of Plastic Surgery." Journal Of Plastic,
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Kuldeep, Singh. "Cosmetic Surgery In Teenagers: To Do Or Not To Do." Journal Of Cutaneous
& Aesthetic Surgery 8.1 (2015): 57-59. Academic Search Complete. Web. 21 Sept. 2015.